LBPD spends more time and money racially profiling folks in North and Central (these two geographic locations are there by example, they could also be District 8 & 9) Long Beach than they spend actually protecting the community. Most of this profiling is conducted via traffic stops. These stops do not make the community safer, and they mean the LBPD spends less time responding to calls for service.

The Context

  • Low-income, BIPOC areas of LB have been disproportionately impacted by policing and have historically had the fewest resources for other services.

  • Inequities in LBPD’s practices call for investments in alternatives.

The Data

LBPD spends most of their time racially profiling communities

Most time is sent on officer-initiated stops, not responding to calls for service

Stops disproportionately impact people of color across the city

Stops are made based on racial profiling not risk for crime

Stops are concentrated in lower-income, BIPOC communities of Long Beach, perpetuating inequities.

There is a higher rate of stops in northern and central Long Beach.

Choropleth

Point Density

More hours are spent on policing in these communities that have fewer resources.

Stops detract from safety for our communities.

Traffic stops do not correlate to safer streets with fewer injuries.

Traffic stops translate to unnecessary actions by officers that harm BIPOC communities.

The Solution

The Takeaway